The Digital Theory Lab presents the new issue of Critical Inquiry, “Surplus Data” Surplus Data co-edited by Lab members Jeffrey Kirkwood and Leif Weatherby with Orit Halpern and Patrick Jagoda. Lab members David Bering-Porter, Matthew Handelman and Brian Justie will…
(by Sughnen Yongo-Okochi) When Thuy Linh Nguyen Tu went to Vietnam to conduct research for her second book, she had an idea of what the final product would be. She expected to focus on the beauty industry in Vietnam, but…
Digital Humanities Seed Grant Project Project Title: Creating a Digital Museum of the History of Dentistry at the College of Dentistry, NYU Principal Investigator: Andrew Spielman, Professor of Molecular Pathobiology and Director, Rare Book Library and Historical Archives Abstract: Imagine a digital museum where…
Digital Humanities Seed Grant Project Project Title: COVID Collections Project Team: Jacob Remes, Ellen Noonan, Valerie Marlowe, Scott Knowles Abstract: As COVID-19 began to dominate the global agenda during the spring of 2020, museums, libraries, and archives around the world announced efforts…
Digital Humanities Seed Grant Project Project Title: The Zine Union Catalog Project Team: Lauren Kehoe, Jenna Freedman Abstract: The Zine Union Catalog (aka ZineCat) is a union catalog dedicated to zines. A union catalog is a resource where libraries can share cataloging…
Digital Humanities Seed Grant Project Project Title: Archive of Cuban Socialism (ARCHUS) Principal Investigator: Maria A. Cabrera Arus Abstract: The proposed Archive of Cuban Socialism (ARCHCUS) will document and archive the material culture of everyday life in Cuba between 1959 and 1990.…
Digital Humanities Seed Grant Project Project Title: Inverting the Wunderkammer: Rethinking the Digital Humanities Through Botanic Histories and Archives Project Team: Ahmad Ansari, Elaine Ayers, Tega Brain, Laura Briscoe Abstract: Focusing on the the nineteenth-century bryological Mitten Collection at the New York Botanical…
Author Marcia Pally and Psychologist Carol Gilligan discuss the legacy of singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen On the fifth anniversary of the death of the iconic Leonard Cohen, author of “Hallelujah” and many other works, Marcia Pally’s new study explores Cohen’s thoughtscape…
Mann’s The Trials of Orpheus, investigates how 16th century writers draw on the Orpheus myth to conceptualize the occult power of eloquence In ancient Greek mythology, the lyrical songs of Orpheus charmed the gods, and compelled animals, rocks, and trees…
Recipients of Digital Humanities Seed Grants & Summer Fellowships present their research projects The broad, interdisciplinary field of Digital Humanities includes computationally engaged research and pedagogy, digital publication, and humanistic interrogation of technology. Featuring five faculty-led projects as well as…
Author Hannah Zeavin and Natasha Dow Schüll discuss the evolving nature of therapeutic interactions over distance. In The Distance Cure author Hannah Zeavin chronicles the history of teletherapy from crisis hotlines to online Zoom sessions. Join Zeavin (University of California,…
Susan Koff & John-Mario Sevilla explore the framework of dance and dance education. Dance and dance education is found in all aspects of our lives; however, it is most noted when in a formal context. Susan Koff, author of Dance…
Join Brett Gary and Jon Zimmerman as they discuss the legal fight for sexual expression and inquiry in post-modern America. Brett Gary’s Dirty Works: Obscenity on Trial in America’s First Sexual Revolution is a rich account of 1920s to 1950s…